Tomi Lahren officially “suspended,” reportedly “banned” from TheBlaze

TheBlaze first suspended, then “permanently banned,” conservative talk show host Tomi Lahren on Wednesday, March 22 , seemingly for for expressing pro-choice sentiments during her guest appearance on ABC’s daytime talk show The View.

A New York Post Page Six report, citing a “Beck associate,” said that Beck “couldn’t sit by and watch as Tomi Lahren said there’s no way for conservatives to justify anything other than being pro-choice.”

The “banning” has not been confirmed by the news network, but official comments have been released regarding Lahren’s suspension status.

TheBlaze founder Glenn Beck explained that other factors motivated Lahren’s suspension. He alluded that the host was a sensationalist who did not understand the implications of her speech on public opinion.

“Speech is not free. It comes with another cost and usually to the other people at the other end of your argument,” Beck said on his radio show. “The pen is mightier than the sword, and it can destroy people if your aim is clicks, views and ratings.”

This experience has made Lahren some unlikely allies. In December, Trevor Noah and Lahren debated her controversial statements on a heated segment of the Daily Show. But, Noah came to Lahren’s defense on his own show and said he was “offended by the hypocrisy” of the news network; a network that frequently criticizes the sensitivity of “snowflakes” to dissenting opinions.

Even those who do not agree with Lahren’s general perspective are outraged by her suspension.

“I think it’s disgusting. Any person losing their job because of a personal and reasonable political belief is absurd,” conservative George Washington University student Duncan Kellogg told MediaFile. “I don’t like her at all, but she has a right to hold a political belief and shouldn’t be punished for that. That’s a dangerous and slippery slope.”

In The Daily Show segment Noah also stated that, unfortunately, Lahren is uncomfortable with black people protesting, so he could only do so much in solidarity. George Washington University student Kristine Moise agrees with Noah’s perspective.

“I don’t feel bad about her suspension because she has said many things perpetuated stigmas about people of color,” Moise told MediaFile.

Media analyst Mark Dice reminded those on Twitter that Lahren was originally given a one week suspension with the assumption that she would return – and Lahren still might make a comeback on the network, despite the Page Six report.

https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/843968281903951872

Lahren has made a near household name for herself through her candid and unfiltered “Final Thoughts” segments on her former talk show – but whether or not the personal opinions of talking heads are to be grounds for job suspension – or if it’s responsible for an outlet like The Blaze to do such – is still up for debate.

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Kaila is a sophomore at The George Washington University, majoring in political communication and minoring in sustainability. She currently works as a policy research intern at NASA’s Office of Legislative Affairs. She has experience running social media accounts for Think Food Group and is a reporter for GW-TV covering campus and local news. She loves yoga, chips and guacamole and her small poodle named Floyd.